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Public criteria

Verification standards for keratin treatment specialists

Verification is designed to support consumer trust without inventing fake reviews, fake rankings, or fake performance claims.

Active salon business

Applicants should operate through an active salon business or professional suite arrangement that consumers can evaluate.

Identity verification

The marketplace may request identity confirmation to reduce anonymous or misleading provider listings.

Professional web or social presence

A current website or social profile helps consumers review service focus, style, and availability signals.

Before/after portfolio submission

Specialists are asked to submit real examples of smoothing work before profile publication.

Certification uploads when available

Brand, smoothing, color, or continuing education certificates can be uploaded and displayed when provided.

Recommend a professional

Know a specialist who should be reviewed?

Nominations help identify qualified providers before broader city launches.

Stylist Nomination

Salon and stylist applications

Salons and individual stylists can apply with portfolio photos.

Melbourne and Brevard County are locked to Silhouette Hair Design as the active Founding Authority. New salon and stylist applications are only reviewed for future markets outside the locked Melbourne pilot.

Founding Specialist

Free forever

Limited to fifty stylists with founding recognition and early marketplace visibility.

Featured Specialist

$60 per month

Enhanced placement for specialists ready to grow qualified smoothing inquiries.

Expert Specialist

$150 per month

Placed below any City Authority and above standard listings, with an Expert badge, article eligibility, and education-led Authority signals.

City Authority

$500 per month

Owns top placement in a city, can never be outranked, and may teach or publish articles.

Founding Melbourne and Space Coast Authority

Darlyne McGee's Silhouette Hair Design Inc

The Hair Color and Keratin Specialist at 1590 Highland Ave, Melbourne, FL 32935. Phone: 321-242-2594. Website: silhouettehair.com. Voted Best Salon on the Space Coast 2025 and 2026 by Space Coast Living. 53 years in business, experience you can trust.

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Expert position

Where an accepted expert stands in the marketplace

Each approved expert gets a public profile position that shows their role, proof, and Authority level before consumers send an inquiry. The placement order is visible so salons and stylists understand where they stand.

  1. 1
    City Authority

    Top city placement. This position stands above every other listing in that market and cannot be outranked while active.

  2. 2
    Expert Specialist

    Authority placement below the City Authority and above standard listings, supported by an Expert badge, reviewed portfolio, services, certifications when available, and education/article eligibility.

  3. 3
    Featured Specialist

    Enhanced visibility for reviewed providers who want stronger placement but are not holding the City Authority position.

  4. 4
    Founding Specialist

    Launch recognition and early marketplace visibility after review, with profile placement shaped by city demand and proof submitted.

  • Founding Specialist badge
  • Priority profile placement
  • Early marketplace visibility
  • Founding member recognition
  • No launch fee or launch participation charge